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'''Sigmund''' was a figure in [[Norse mythology]], the son of {{Wiki|Völsung}}, husband of {{Wiki|Hjördís}}, and father of [[Sigurd]].
[[File:Sigmund.png|thumb|200px|Sigmund having to pull the Sword out of the tree.]]
'''Sigmund''' was a figure in {{wiki|Norse mythology}}, the son of {{wiki|Völsung}}, husband of {{wiki|Hjördís}}, and father of {{wiki|Sigurd}}.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Sigmund|Wikipedia: Sigmund]]</ref>


At one point, he was in possession of one of the [[Swords of Eden]].<ref name="AC 2 - Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>
==Mythology==
Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god [[Odin]], disguised as a beggar, plunged a [[Gram|Sword]] into a tree called {{Wiki|Barnstokkr}}, stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
 
According to legend, his son Sigurd would later on use his father's sword to slay the dragon [[Fafnir]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Hunting Grounds]]</ref>
 
==Legacy==
In 1889, the myth of Sigmund, inspired renowned German illustrator {{Wiki|Johannes Gehrts}} to draw what he entitled, ''Sigmunds Schwert''. A xylograph (wooden engraving), was later created by Eduard Ade and published in 1901.<ref name="Glyph" />
 
In 2012, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Gehrts' illustration of Sigmund approaching the sword in the tree in a [[Glyphs|set of puzzles]] he had hidden within the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year,<ref name="The Desmond Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> uncovering Clay's message suggesting that the sword of Sigmund's was in fact a [[Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph" />
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|Glyphs only}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 14 May 2026

Sigmund's Sword by Johannes Gehrts

Sigmund was a figure in Norse mythology, the son of Völsung, husband of Hjördís, and father of Sigurd.

Mythology[edit | edit source]

Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god Odin, disguised as a beggar, plunged a Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.[1]

According to legend, his son Sigurd would later on use his father's sword to slay the dragon Fafnir.[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 1889, the myth of Sigmund, inspired renowned German illustrator Johannes Gehrts to draw what he entitled, Sigmunds Schwert. A xylograph (wooden engraving), was later created by Eduard Ade and published in 1901.[1]

In 2012, Clay Kaczmarek included Gehrts' illustration of Sigmund approaching the sword in the tree in a set of puzzles he had hidden within the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Desmond did so in September of that year,[3] uncovering Clay's message suggesting that the sword of Sigmund's was in fact a Sword of Eden.[1]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]